Halloween
BY ANNABELLA BOLEY Gabbi cracked the bathroom door just a bit, leaning on the doorframe to avoid falling over. She was a half hour late for trick-or-treating, and, while she … Continue reading
Lost to the Ghosts
BY SUHANEE MITRAGOTRI lost to the ghostsshe longs for cranes to carry her to the landof her mother where golden soil fillsabandoned stomachs like wild rice andwhere stars litter the … Continue reading
Him
BY ERIN CHOI I close my eyes and confine them in darkness.My mind is clear for a singular moment until shapes emerge out of nothingness and morph into thoughts. I … Continue reading
Abyss
BY JANYA BHASKAR I open my eyes. My breath mists as I exhale. I sit up, and look around. I’m in the middle of avast snowfield, white and unending. I … Continue reading
Where Not Everyone Goes
BY AKERMAN I am going,To where the path leads,As long as there are starts along the way,For not I’ll feel lost,For I don’t want to fall through the cracks that … Continue reading
The Bear Has Come and Gone
BY CAITLIN LEVY I wasn’t alive for the Columbine shooting but I read about each boy and girl who died. The thumping hands held low / tables of kisses & … Continue reading
Heritage and To Be a Beautiful Nightmare
BY DIVYA REDDY Heritage 1.34.1.34 billion people.Condemned to suffer, but not.At eye-level, you see animals, burns, and chaos,But look up to those living the modern life,The slight glimpses of order,The … Continue reading
Cars
BY RORY Cars A 5’ 9’’ high school girl walked through the hallways. She had headphones, jeans, a tank top, and a jacket on. She liked rap, horror movies, junk … Continue reading
Other Words
BY LEE FITZGERALD Lee Fitzgerald- Other Words You call it Depressed.i just don’t want to live anymore.You call it Talented.i’m just mediocre at so many things.You call it Christian.i’m not … Continue reading
The Weather Man
BY AMY “Dad! I’m going to school! I’ll see you later, love you!” I have an important math test today and the last thing I can think of is showing … Continue reading
How to Read a Bouquet
BY CAITLIN MUSICH, 2022 Dear Corona, I present you with this bouquet of flowers as I sit alone in my room. Now, don’t be flattered. All these flowers together don’t … Continue reading
Let’s Dance
BY ANONYMOUS She stared into his eyes, watching as they sizzled with intensity. Holding back a snarl, she shot him a glare. “No.” “What?” His disbelief was a mixture of … Continue reading
Madness
BY SAM WALKER I was awoken by moonlight streaming through the 10 centimeter thick glass window. It made a nice change to the typical synthetic lighting of the room. I wondered why they … Continue reading
Reflections On (Human) Nature
BY NATALIE MAE RAMLOGAN Ever-changing wind,Like the one deep inside me.A storm or a breeze? Hawks scorn not robinsFor being inferiorBut humans, in turn… A city of rainWithin each glistening … Continue reading
For I am the Winter
BY DEBORA MERID I saw you across the room with her wrapped around you, you shining with your striking emerald shirt, like the beautifully taunting skin of a cobra clothed … Continue reading
As I Recline
BY THEO As I recline on pillow slip softlyOr stir in stillness of a new day’s morn,I contemplate my lack of ipseity,Like a fatherless Christ I am forlorn. Even a breath … Continue reading
The First Original and New Normals
BY PAAVNI BANSAL The First Original “Surfing the webfor a poetry promptto fill a rivalry form?” “HUSHHHH!” says John Reb“It’s a secret,hide it from Mr. Tom.” “OK! OK!But why” Whispered … Continue reading
.Octate.
BY @TEENDIARIES All our lives we strive for perfection. Many people blame it on the perfectionist or an over ambitious mind, but me? I blame it on the very roots … Continue reading
The Changing Waters
BY NINA FRIEDBERG The deep blue waves curl forward, pushing to their peak. They come barreling downward, exploding at the rocky bottom of the sand. I watch as the waves … Continue reading
The Thing About Life…
BY NAMS Part 1The colours which the world had yet to offer Darkness. something that has become a part of me.something that ushers in an epitome of disgust, hate and … Continue reading
The Price of a Second Chance
BY ERIC TANG A feather spiralled silently from the heavens, dropped by some unsuspecting avian. I never saw if it reached the ground. It would’ve been a redundant observation nevertheless. … Continue reading
Flames
BY KATIE MARY Ambers and ashesDance in the shadows of the flamesLighting up every person With lifeAnd a sparkle Some flames are built for fearReady to demolish Others are childlike Built to … Continue reading
Death Probable
BY CALLIE WILSON About the Author Callie Wilson is a 16 year old writer from North Carolina.
Only a Dreamer
BY MARTA LERENO I am a dreamer, who sees everything in a different viewSometimes it looks like I have a fever,which has not the proper cure. I dream awake, looking … Continue reading
My Way Home
BY GWENYTH LEE “Camouflage yourself, keep your legs together, you’re interpreting a boy…” all my life I was informed I had to be feminine. I was a child, yet I … Continue reading
The School Lawn, October 11
BY ANONYMOUS October 11, 2017. I stand outside on the school lawn while families swarm into the school building for Parents’ Day Weekend. The day before, I was glad my … Continue reading
What Are We Hiding?
BY YVETTE AGUILAR August 9 He hasn’t moved, or shifted his glance. I don’t think he ever will. He’s only a few feet away, but he won’t acknowledge my presence. … Continue reading
The Lazarus Effect
BY SAMANTHA HERNANDEZ A singular raindrop falls down on my head. I look up at the gray sky and one raindrop turns to a downpour in the blink of an … Continue reading
An Infinite Abyss
BY SHREYA KHULLAR July 10, 1991 I walked to Elijah. He was wearing his signature beige trousers, harnessed by a pair of black suspenders. He sat under his cottonwood tree, … Continue reading
forever
BY AFIFA IMRAN How can we believe in forever?When the universe is obliged to destructWhere every grain of sandDissolves within the seaBurying its treasuresTo safe keepWhere emotions are nothingBut a … Continue reading
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